Roof
See also: roof
English
editEtymology 1
editCalque of Mandarin 危宿 (Wēixiù).
Proper noun
editRoof
- (astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
edit- As an English surname, spelling variant of Rolfe.
- As a German surname, from a personal name ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi (“fame, glory, renown”); also Americanized from Ruff, itself shortened from Rudolf (and from the same root).
Proper noun
editRoof
- A surname.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roof”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editPlautdietsch
editEtymology
editUltimately from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (“crusty, scabby”). Related to Old Norse hrufa, Old High German ruf, and the second element of English dandruff.
Noun
editRoof n (plural Roofs)
Saterland Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian rāf, from Proto-West Germanic *raub. Cognates include West Frisian rôf and German Raub.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editRoof m (plural Rove)
References
editCategories:
- English terms calqued from Mandarin
- English terms derived from Mandarin
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Astronomy
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English surnames
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Plautdietsch lemmas
- Plautdietsch nouns
- Plautdietsch neuter nouns
- Plautdietsch 1-syllable words
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/oːf
- Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/oːf/1 syllable
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian nouns
- Saterland Frisian masculine nouns
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